DescriptionPediatric emergency medicine is the branch of emergency medicine devoted to the care of critically ill or injured infants, children and adolescents. Techniques geared specifically to infants and children include smaller equipment and specially trained staff. Serious conditions can include asthma, pneumonia, head and spinal-cord injuries, and seizures. The pediatric emergency team may also treat young patients in anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction to medication or food. Disaster preparedness is another facet of pediatric emergency medicine. Originally under the umbrella of general emergency care, pediatric emergency care is increasingly available in pediatric trauma centers in children’s hospitals or general hospital settings.

Dr. sheets was educated at the following institutions:

Medical School Attended:medical university of south carolina college of medicine

Year of Graduation:
2002

Dr. sheets received medical licensing as follows:

Medical License:
Recieved in 2003

State Medical License:
Issued in the state of South Carolina

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blue cross blue shield

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Pediatric emergency care is required when a child – newborn to teen – is in need of immediate medical attention due to illness or injury. A pediatric medical emergency could range from a high fever or gash wound from a fall to a coma or accidental overdose. In the event of a medical emergency, call 911; the child will be taken to the emergency room of a hospital where pediatric emergency care will begin.

Who will provide medical care for my child in the emergency room?

An emergency room specialist, also called an emergency room physician or emergency room (ER) doctor, will see your child and provide treatment. The emergency room specialist will order any tests required to diagnose the condition. Your child would also be cared for by emergency room nurses who, alongside the rest of the ER staff, are trained to manage pediatric emergencies. Their duties may include inserting an intravenous line, drawing blood, dressing wounds, or giving your child medication.

Emergency departments work on a system of triage. This means that the most severe cases are managed first. Your child will be treated in the order in which the severity of their illness dictates. The child may be taken to a resuscitation room, trauma bay, or general examination room for management.
Unless the hospital has a children’s unit, your child may be transferred from the emergency room to a nearby children’s hospital for treatment. The child may then be transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) if pediatric critical care is required. Newborns and infants requiring infant emergency care may be transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

What qualifications does an ER doctor have?

ER doctors are trained in acute illnesses or injuries that need immediate medical attention. They diagnose and treat a variety of illnesses and stabilize patients to prepare them for additional care (such as surgery) or for release after treatment. Emergency medicine doctors typically practice in hospital emergency rooms or other emergency-care facilities.

ER doctors must be quick on their feet and able to make split-second decisions. They may see diseases or injuries as varied as a broken finger to a cocaine overdose. Part of the daily duties might include reading X-rays, administering screening exams, stitching up lacerations, and treating medical emergencies such as cardiac or respiratory arrest.

The knowledge base of emergency medicine specialists is very broad, requiring education and training in all aspects of anesthesiology, cardiology, surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedics and other specialties and conditions.